This paper investigates public attitudes toward product market regulation (PMR) reforms aimed at fostering private ...

This paper investigates public perceptions and support for policies aimed at integrating immigrant workers into domestic labor markets. Through large-scale surveys involving 6,300 respondents from ...

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Albert Touna Mama, held discussions with the Central African Republic (CAR)’s authorities in Bangui from September 23 - October 2, 2024, ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. John Bluedorn visited Manama during September 29–October 10, 2024 to conduct discussions for the 2024 Article IV consultation ...

Effective communication, civic engagement, and earning the public's trust are the keys to advance pro-growth reforms ...

The inflation surge followed a unique disruption to the global economy, but it still offers important lessons for central banks ...

Activity is decelerating. Despite an expansionary fiscal stance, growth is slowing to around 1½ percent this year, partly due ...

One of the best-known gauges is the Economic Policy Uncertainty Index, which tallies how many news stories in major publications cite uncertainty, the economy, and policy. Others track the difference ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the Review of Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) Facilities and Financing, the IMF’s vehicle for providing ...

Global public debt is very high. It is expected to exceed $100 trillion, or about 93 percent of global gross domestic product by the end of this year and will approach 100 percent of GDP by 2030. This ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Édouard Martin, Mission Chief for Chad, visited N’Djamena to hold discussions on the 2024 Article IV consultation from October 3–15, 2024 ...

AI-driven trading could lead to faster and more efficient markets, but also higher trading volumes and greater volatility in times of stress.